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PHISH HAMPTON 2009 from Phish on Vimeo

There have been all sorts of rumors over the past few months (hell, years) conjecturing about the potential reunion of jam darlings Phish. It seems that Trey Anastasio, Mike Gordon, Page McConnell and Jon Fishman have reached a point where they are ready to slip back into their roles as kings of live improvisation and face-melting. The band announced on its website that three shows in Hampton, VA are scheduled for March 6, 7 and 8, 2009.

A limited number of tickets are available through the band's online ticketing system; the ticketing request period will end on Wednesday, October 8.

Tickets go on sale to the public on Saturday, October 18th at 10am EST and may be purchased online via TicketMaster or by phone at 757.671.8100, 757.872.8100 or 804.262.8100.

More tour dates are expected to be announced in early 2009.

There are already rumblings about an appearance at Bonnaroo...this seems unlikely (at least to me), but other rumors speculate that they'll be booking the festival site for a 2 or 3 night run, which is a bit more plausible.

Feel free to bounce around the room now.

Mike Gordon with Trey Anastasio & Jon Fishman at Rothbury

Finally...the news that I, along with many others, have been awaiting for quite some time. Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman and Mike Gordon took the stage to play together live for the first time since Phish's "break-up", over four years ago. Coming together to celebrate the wedding of their road manager, the members of Vermont-bred improvisational rock group played through three of their classics. Yes!

(From Jambands.com)

Phish reunited this evening at the wedding of longtime road manager Brad Sands. The four musicians took the stage during the private New York ceremony for a three-song performance that included Phish chestnuts “Suzy Greenberg,” “Julius” and “Waste.” Police drummer Stewart Copeland also sat in with Sands’ wedding band on the Police’s “Can’t Stand Losing You” and The Meters’ “Fire on the Bayou.” Sands served as the Police’s road manager throughout the group’s high-profile reunion tour. Phish last performed together in Coventry, VT in August, 2004.

Check out an amazing video of "Julius" from the wedding after the jump

Phish. The band behind so many memories. The band that so far has crushed me twice; one time by taking a major hiatus, and the other time by breaking up completely. Not many music bloggers (besides Justin and friends at Live Music Blog) have too much love for Phish, but this Vermont-made band is very involved in my (and Toast's) musical identity. My love for Phish opened my ears to many different jambands. Quickly, my musical discovery entered into the realm of bluegrass, hip-hop, indie-rock and everything in-between. I was not going to write anything about this brief, on-stage moment, which took place during the Jammy Awards at Madison Square Garden, but felt that I at least owed them the time it took to post this.

See what happened during the reunion, and also what's going on with Phish after the jump

Here is a special New Year's edition of the Video Omelette. It is the final VO of the year, so I decided to bring out some fireworks (and bucket drummers?). New Years Eve is always good times with friends and family. It is also a great time to check out some of your favorite bands. New Years shows are notorious for being long, fun and full of surprises when the new year hits. Here are some of my favorite bands pulling out all the stops for their own New Year's Eve celebration.